Left to right: Kevin Brooks, Catherine Bruton, Frances Hardinge and William Sutcliffe The vote was done on the day but before the children met the authors (which meant there was no chance of bribery or threat). The awards day looked like so much hard labour and yet it ran like clockwork! There must have been a lot of advance work for teachers, librarians and children, with schools reading and reviewing months ahead. I'd heard lots of good things about the Calderdale prize from author friends who'd been shortlisted - such a well organised event, great kids, great librarians! Let me just say: it's all true! One was the Calderdale Book of the Year, for which I had to go to Halifax. The last couple of weeks have seen SHINE shortlisted for two awards. Selfie with the Calderdale librarians and fellow shortlistee Catherine Bruton (right) Sometimes, it's hard to express something through a keyboard, so I thought I'd answer the question with this video. Last week at the We Read Book Award, a teenager asked me how one was supposed to write without any life experience.
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